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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jul 18, 2006 9:44:10 GMT -5
Striker's entire persona seems to be cheap heat. Insult the town? Check. Insult the fan's intelligence? Check.
But I find him very entertaining for some reason. Not as a wrestler, mind you (but he gets props for wearing argyle kneepads), but on the mic, he is pretty good at being an ass.
Yes, it's just the old Dean Douglas gimmick with less stupidity, but does anyone else mark for the teach?
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Post by therob on Jul 18, 2006 9:45:51 GMT -5
I actually like striker. I wish he would be more like his first promo where he talked about not smoking the pot and everything. but its funny.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jul 18, 2006 9:46:48 GMT -5
I mark for him, and he'd make a great I-C Champion.
They should have a weekly segment with the Blackboard in the ring, called "Striker's Class" or something. He can talk and doesn't need a manager/valet.
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Post by Topher is Human on Jul 18, 2006 9:46:50 GMT -5
Matt Striker > Most things not Matt Striker
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Post by Magneto on Jul 18, 2006 9:46:55 GMT -5
It gets so much heel heat though. I love it. He tells the truth, that's all. And unlike Nitro or Umaga, he's actually over with 1/4 the screentime.
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Post by samachine on Jul 18, 2006 9:47:28 GMT -5
Well cheap heat would be true, I hear from a lot of indy wrestlers he was an asshole backstage.
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Post by therob on Jul 18, 2006 9:47:42 GMT -5
I mark for him, and he'd make a great I-C Champion. They should have a weekly segment with the Blackboard in the ring, called "Striker's Class" or something. He can talk and doesn't need a manager/valet. "The Teachers Lounge" |
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jul 18, 2006 9:49:09 GMT -5
I mark for him, and he'd make a great I-C Champion. They should have a weekly segment with the Blackboard in the ring, called "Striker's Class" or something. He can talk and doesn't need a manager/valet. "The Teachers Lounge" That sounds even better, and I marked for him when he nearly won the Angle invitational last summer. He gets crowd heat, which is something that Shelton (is he a heel anymore?) and Nitro can't get on their own. |
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Post by BorneAgain on Jul 18, 2006 9:49:32 GMT -5
I'll say this for Striker. He has a definable persona that gets heat which is more than I can say for Conway, Umaga, Shelton, and Nitro. (No offense to Shelton fans, as he gets decent heat, but I have no idea what the hell is gimmick is at this point)
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Post by therob on Jul 18, 2006 9:51:39 GMT -5
I'll say this for Striker. He has a definable persona that gets heat which is more than I can say for Conway, Umaga, Shelton, and Nitro. (No offense to Shelton fans, as he gets decent heat, but I have no idea what the hell is gimmick is at this point) I am a big Shelton fan but seriously someone needs to let him do something that involves his gimmick. coming out in a dragon shirt and sunglasses doesn't tell me anything about your character. it just says you like really cheesy shirts. |
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Post by BorneAgain on Jul 18, 2006 9:54:42 GMT -5
When it came to Benjamin, creative apparently gave him the generic heel directions they gave to Helms on Smackdown: Wear sunglasses and look cocky,
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Post by Dean-o on Jul 18, 2006 10:03:11 GMT -5
Ever since the house show I attended where he said that Stamford should be the captial of Connecticut and not Hartford, I will be a mark for life  |
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Post by Cyno on Jul 18, 2006 10:07:54 GMT -5
Striker's a good heel, even if he does just use cheap heat. It gets over with the crowd, at least.
He also needs to be talking about "smoking the pot" again.
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Post by Magneto on Jul 18, 2006 10:10:55 GMT -5
I'll say this for Striker. He has a definable persona that gets heat which is more than I can say for Conway, Umaga, Shelton, and Nitro. (No offense to Shelton fans, as he gets decent heat, but I have no idea what the hell is gimmick is at this point) I am a big Shelton fan but seriously someone needs to let him do something that involves his gimmick. coming out in a dragon shirt and sunglasses doesn't tell me anything about your character. it just says you like really cheesy shirts. You know what Raw's writing team is doing with Benamin? It's called "holding him down". He got very good heel heat against RVD at Backlash and they often don't follow up on those things. When he steals the show for the 3rd straight Raw PPV, was that followed up on? Of course not. They NEVER do. But one thing has not changed...Shelton still has the matches of the night on Raw every single week, no matter what. |
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Post by BorneAgain on Jul 18, 2006 10:15:59 GMT -5
I'm telling you folks a "Terell Owens" like gimmick with Shelton surrounded by a bunch of agents, PR men, consultants, etc is the way to go with him. Make up him a guy who negotiates whether or not he wrestles based on how big his cut is in his merchandise. Hell get Coach out of the useless McMahon flunky role and have him act as Shelton's mouthpiece.
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Post by Cyberwoo on Jul 18, 2006 10:30:18 GMT -5
I'm telling you folks a "Terell Owens" like gimmick with Shelton surrounded by a bunch of agents, PR men, consultants, etc is the way to go with him. Make up him a guy who negotiates whether or not he wrestles based on how big his cut is in his merchandise. Hell get Coach out of the useless McMahon flunky role and have him act as Shelton's mouthpiece. I like that Idea, but I'm for anything to get Shelton over. That man is too talented to be a jobber. |
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jul 18, 2006 11:07:05 GMT -5
he needs a weedy white guy to say "I love this man!". what's Vince Russo doing these days?
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Post by samachine on Jul 18, 2006 11:13:44 GMT -5
I'm telling you folks a "Terell Owens" like gimmick with Shelton surrounded by a bunch of agents, PR men, consultants, etc is the way to go with him. Make up him a guy who negotiates whether or not he wrestles based on how big his cut is in his merchandise. Hell get Coach out of the useless McMahon flunky role and have him act as Shelton's mouthpiece. I like that Idea, but I'm for anything to get Shelton over. That man is too talented to be a jobber. Shelton needs to be the "face who can wrestle" for now. I don't like him as a heel, I don't like anyone really as a heel who just does moves that make me go "wow" |
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Post by MichaelMartini on Jul 18, 2006 11:14:05 GMT -5
I'm telling you folks a "Terell Owens" like gimmick with Shelton surrounded by a bunch of agents, PR men, consultants, etc is the way to go with him. Make up him a guy who negotiates whether or not he wrestles based on how big his cut is in his merchandise. Hell get Coach out of the useless McMahon flunky role and have him act as Shelton's mouthpiece. I love that idea. |
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Post by TsfNugeFan on Jul 18, 2006 11:21:30 GMT -5
I think he's funny. I saw him at a live event once, and he put out his hand for a high five from a little kid and right as the kid was going to, he pulled away. I know I'm cold and heartless for it, but I thought it was great.
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